Biofeedback is especially useful when dealing with stress, anxiety and pain. Biofeedback is a means of learning, through the use of technological devices, how to control and monitor your central nervous system and your autonomic nervous system to benefit you with your life. It is a wonderful tool and adjunct to other therapies including Meditation, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Psychotherapy.
Dr. Forrest utilizes a user friendly program combined with finger sensors (monitoring your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Skin Conductance Levels (SCL) to help you develop new skills that will last a life time. Thus improving the quality of your life and those around you.
The program is set up for a series of sessions over several weeks. Each session builds upon the next, increasing your skills as you practice. The series generally takes between 12-15 weeks, with a minimum of one weekly session in the office with your practicing outside the office in between sessions.
However, the time line is individualized and some clients upon reaching their original goal challenge themselves even more and add an optional 4 more training sessions (or degrees of difficulty) to their work and skills. These options and others such as seeing the doctor twice a week (speeds up the process significantly), can be discussed with the doctor at the time of your initial appointment.
